TN 71

For the state highway in the U.S., see Tennessee State Route 71.

The TN 71 is a French-built thermonuclear warhead which was used on submarine-launched ballistic missiles in Redoutable class ballistic missile submarines.

It has a yield of 150 kt.[1]

Entering service in 1985 on M4-B ballistic missiles, it was replaced at the end of October 1996 by the TN 75, which equips M45 missiles for France's Triomphant class of "new generation" ballistic missile submarines (SNLE-NG).[2]

There were 288 operational TN 71 warheads before its replacement in 1996, and 96 in 2001, but none were remaining by 2004, at which time it was withdrawn from service.[3]

  1. ^ "France's Nuclear Weapons - Development of the French Arsenal". nuclearweaponarchive.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ "French Nuclear Weapons - Descriptions". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "French Nuclear Weapons". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.